Coombe Hill Quotes & Sayings

That was in Crescent City, California, up near the Oregon border. I left soon after. But today I was thinking of that place, of Crescent City, and of how I was trying out a new life there with my wife, and how, in the barber's chair that morning, I had made up my mind to go. I was thinking today about the calm I felt when I closed my eyes and let the barber's fingers move through my hair, the sweetness of those fingers, the hair already starting to grow. — Raymond Carver

Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it's a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands. — Brene Brown

Hope is an act of faith. Great faith, great hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I crossed my ankles and noticed his gaze traveling the length of my legs.
"Nice."
"Nice what?"
"Legs. You have nice legs."
"Thanks." Flattery will get him everywhere. — Cathrina Constantine

She'd shown him in a thousand ways that she was honorable and strong and generous and very human, maybe even more vividly human than anyone he'd ever known. And if she was, then Grisha weren't inherently evil. They were like anyone else - full of the potential to do great good, and also great harm. To ignore that would make Matthias the monster. — Leigh Bardugo

Ares said you lot got important business ... ." "Ares is wise," Sevro says dismissively. "And a drama queen," Victra adds. — Pierce Brown

The Coroner said graciously:
"I have heard of you, M. Poirot," and Poirot made an unsuccessful attempt to look modest. — Agatha Christie

Progress imposes not only new possibilities for the future but new restrictions. — Norbert Wiener

Truth and reality in art do not arise until you no longer understand what you are doing and are capable of but nevertheless sense a power that grows in proportion to your resistance. — Henri Matisse